Peter Pan — Page 2
就这样，寒冷的时光一点一点地流逝，
So the chill hours wear on,
这漫长的等待对于第一次经历这一切的白人来说是一种可怕的煎熬；
and the long suspense is horribly trying to the paleface who has to live through it for the first time;
但对于身经百战的老手来说，那些令人毛骨悚然的叫声和更加阴森的沉默，不过是夜色正在推进的信号。
but to the trained hand those ghastly calls and still ghastlier silences are but an intimation of how the night is marching.
这是惯常的做法，胡克对此心知肚明，因此他无视这一规矩，便无法以不知情为由开脱。
That this was the usual procedure was so well known to Hook that in disregarding it he cannot be excused on the plea of ignorance.
印第安人则完全信任他的荣誉，他们整夜的行动与胡克的行为形成了鲜明的对比。
The Piccaninnies, on their part, trusted implicitly to his honour, and their whole action of the night stands out in marked contrast to his.
他们没有放过任何一件与本族声誉相符的事。
They left nothing undone that was consistent with the reputation of their tribe.
凭借那种令文明民族既惊叹又绝望的敏锐感官，他们在海盗中的一人踩断一根枯枝的那一刻，便知道海盗已经登上了岛。
With that alertness of the senses which is at once the marvel and despair of civilised peoples, they knew that the pirates were on the island from the moment one of them trod on a dry stick;
紧接着，郊狼的嚎叫声便在极短的时间内此起彼伏地响了起来。
and in an incredibly short space of time the coyote cries began.
从胡克登陆的地点到树下的家园之间，每一寸土地都被脚穿倒踵鹿皮软靴的勇士悄无声息地查探了一遍。
Every foot of ground between the spot where Hook had landed his forces and the home under the trees was stealthily examined by braves wearing their mocassins with the heels in front.
他们只找到一处山丘，山脚下有一条小溪，因此胡克别无选择，只得在此安营扎寨，等待黎明前的时机。
They found only one hillock with a stream at its base, so that Hook had no choice; here he must establish himself and wait for just before the dawn.
Vocabulary
- chill
- 寒意；令人感到寒冷或恐惧的感觉
- wear
- （时间）缓慢流逝；穿戴
- suspense
- 悬念；令人焦虑不安的等待状态
- horribly
- 可怕地；令人极度不舒服地
- trying
- 令人难以忍受的；考验人的
- paleface
- 白人，印第安人对白种人的称呼
- trained
- 经过训练的；有经验的
- hand
- 老手；有经验的人
- ghastly
- 极其可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的
- ghastlier
- 更加骇人的；比原来更令人恐惧
- silences
- 沉默；令人不安的寂静状态
- intimation
- 暗示；隐约透露某事的迹象
- marching
- 行进；像军队一样稳步前进
- usual
- 通常的；惯常采用的做法
- procedure
- 程序；规定的做事步骤或方式
- disregarding
- 无视；故意忽略规则或他人权利
- excused
- 被原谅；被免除责任或惩罚
- plea
- 借口；为辩护而提出的理由
- ignorance
- 无知；缺乏相关知识或了解
- implicitly
- 完全地；毫无保留地信赖
- honour
- 荣誉；遵守承诺的道德准则
- marked
- 显著的；非常明显的
- contrast
- 对比；与另一方形成明显差异
- undone
- 未做的；尚未完成或遗漏的
- consistent
- 符合；与某标准或原则相一致
- reputation
- 声誉；某人或某群体的名声
- tribe
- 部落；有共同文化的原始社会群体
- alertness
- 警觉性；高度敏锐的注意力状态
- senses
- 感官；感知外界信息的能力
- marvel
- 令人惊叹；使人感到惊奇
- despair
- 绝望；令人感到无可奈何
- civilised
- 文明的；接受现代文明的
- pirates
- 海盗；在海上劫掠他人的人
- trod
- 踩踏；用脚踩在某物上的过去式
- incredibly
- 难以置信地；极其，非常
- coyote
- 郊狼；北美产的一种野生犬科动物
- landed
- 登陆；到达并踏上陆地
- forces
- 军队；武装力量或人员
- stealthily
- 悄悄地；小心翼翼不被发现地
- examined
- 检查；仔细查看和侦察
- braves
- 勇士；印第安族的男性战士
- mocassins
- 莫卡辛鞋；印第安人传统软底皮鞋
- hillock
- 小山丘；地面上的小土包
- stream
- 小溪；流动的小水流
- establish
- 建立；设立阵地或据点
- dawn
- 黎明；天刚开始亮的时候
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